The United States is considered one of the most powerful nations, consisting of a strong national government that has been formed for many years. Today, the United States is well thought out as a constitutional democracy; a government developed from the creation of the written constitution. The U.S Constitution was established in 1787. It was designed to protect the rights, and freedom of all citizens; by developing, and imposing laws for our country. Without a system in place, Americans would be under a threat of Tyranny; where absolute authority belongs to one person, and they acquire the power over others. At the convention of 1787, a plan was developed to create a strong federal government, by designing three branches (executive, legislative,
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Throughout my paper I will focus on critically analyzing the primary features of the American national government; the historical, and constitutional basis for the American Government’s structure, advantages and disadvantages of the system of checks and balances, federalism, branches of government, and political parties in which all have an enormous influence on the foundation of the United States national …show more content…
The three branches of government was created to maintain a balanced system. One of the many strength rooted from the U.S. Constitution, is these branches (executive, legislative, and judicial), and along with a system of check and balances which ensures that no single branch would have too much power. The executive, Legislative, and Judicial branch allows our American citizens to have their rights and liberties protected (Heritage, 2015). 200 years later, and the constitution is still being enforced, as the foundation to course the United States. The essential significance of this document still remains in effect, and America has expanded in every way and form; so partakes the U.S Constitution. One of its weakness, is that the U.S. Constitution has never been a perfect document. It continues to modify over the years by adding or changing Amendments. We started with ten amendments, which is known as the bill of rights, and became part of the constitution in 1791. To date, we have a total of 27 amendments to the constitution (Heritage,
Throughout my paper I will focus on critically analyzing the primary features of the American national government; the historical, and constitutional basis for the American Government’s structure, advantages and disadvantages of the system of checks and balances, federalism, branches of government, and political parties in which all have an enormous influence on the foundation of the United States national …show more content…
The three branches of government was created to maintain a balanced system. One of the many strength rooted from the U.S. Constitution, is these branches (executive, legislative, and judicial), and along with a system of check and balances which ensures that no single branch would have too much power. The executive, Legislative, and Judicial branch allows our American citizens to have their rights and liberties protected (Heritage, 2015). 200 years later, and the constitution is still being enforced, as the foundation to course the United States. The essential significance of this document still remains in effect, and America has expanded in every way and form; so partakes the U.S Constitution. One of its weakness, is that the U.S. Constitution has never been a perfect document. It continues to modify over the years by adding or changing Amendments. We started with ten amendments, which is known as the bill of rights, and became part of the constitution in 1791. To date, we have a total of 27 amendments to the constitution (Heritage,